The Moseten are an indigenous group from the lowlands of Bolivia, most being bilingual in both Spanish and their own Moseten language. They have close historical connections with the more extensively studied neighboring Tsimane, sharing language and subsistence practices of mixed horticulture and hunting, fishing, and gathering.
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Quotidian Scenes
an exhibition of photographic anthropology by Karl Frost at the Max Planck Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig April 18 – July 30, 2019 Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig open hours 8:00 – 18:00 These photos and video stills were taken from the network of field sites associated with the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology, and […]
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Artesanos Mosetenes video collage (Bolivian lowlands)
The following video is a collage of footage from a project documenting traditional Mosetén crafts, done at the request of David Maito Baya, president of the Pueblo Indígena Mosetén, as part of ongoing collaboration with MPI affiliated anthropologist, Dr Anne Pisor. (currently at Washington State University). Included is footage of weaving of baskets, bags, fans, and hat, carving […]
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Artesanos Mosetenes, (Bolivian lowlands)
The following video stills are from a project initiated by the Mosetén people (el pueblo indígena Mosetén) in collaboration with Dr Anne Pisor, who has been working with the Mosetén for many years. The Mosetén are an indigenous group from the lowlands of Bolivia, with close historical connections with the neighboring Tsimane’, a pueblo indígena receiving more contemporary attention from anthropologists. The […]